A molecular dynamics study on the conformational stability of PrP 180-193 helix II prion fragment

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 390, Issue 4-6, 2004, Pages 511-516

  Pappalardo, M ^a   Milardi, D ^b   La Rosa, C ^a   Zannoni, C ^c   Rizzarelli, E ^a,b   Grasso, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; PRION PROTEIN; THREONINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 2442543424     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.04.076     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Harris D.A. Clin. Microbial. Rev. 12:1999;429
2. Prusiner S.B. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 95:1998;13363
3. Alper T., Cramp W.A., Haig D.A., Clarke M.C. Nature. 214:1967;764
4. Griffith J.S. Nature. 215:1967;1043
5. Prusiner S.B. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 43:1989;345
6. Prusiner S.B. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B. 339:1993;239
7. Ocesh B., Westaway D., Walchli M., Mc Kinley M.P., Kent S.B., Aebersold R., Bazzy R.A., Tempst P., Teplow D.B., Hood L.E., Prusiner S.B., Weissmann C. Cell. 40:1985;735
8. Herebro B., Ace R., Ahrly K., Ischio J., Loom M., Lechner D., Bergstrom S., Robbins K., Mayer L., Keith J.M., Garom C., Haase A. Nature. 315:1985;331
9. Basler K., Oesch B., Scott M., Westway D., Walchli M., Groth D.F., Mc Kinley M.P., Prusiner S.B., Weissmann C. Cell. 46:1986;417
10. Congtey B., Raymond G.J. J. Biol. Chem. 266:1991;18217
11. Sthal N., Boldein M.A., Teplow D.B., Hood L., Gibson B.W., Burlingame A.L., Prusiner S.B. Biochemistry. 32:1993;1991
12. Oesch B., Westway D., Walchli M., Mc Kinley M.P., Kent S.B.H., Aebersold R., Barry R.A., Tempst P., Teplow D.B., Hood L.E., Prusiner S.B., Weissmann C. Cell. 40:1985;735
13. Pan K.M., Boldevin M.A., Nguyen J., Gasset M., Seruben A., Groth D., Mehlhorn I., Huang Z., Fletterick R.J., Cohen F.E., Prusiner S.B. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 90:1993;10962
14. Sthal N., Borclet D.R., Hsiao K., Prusiner S.B. Cell. 51:1987;229
15. Hay B., Barry R.A., Llieberburg I., Prusiner S.B., Lingappa V.R. Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:1987;914
16. Lopez C.D., Yost C.S., Prusiner S.B., Myers R.M., Lingappa V.R. Science. 248:1990;226
17. Hay B., Prusiner S.B., Lingappa V.R. Biochemistry. 26:1987;8110
18. Sanghera N., Pinheiro T.J.T. J. Mol. Biol. 315:2002;1241
19. Lopez-Garcia F., Zahn R., Riek R., Wutrich K. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 97:2000;8334
20. Zhan R., Liu A., Luhrs T., Von Schrotter C., Lopez-Garcia F., Billetter M., Calzolai L., Wider G., Wutrich K. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 1997:2000;145
21. Gasset M., Boldewin M.A., Lloyd D.H., Gabriel J.M., Holtzman D.M., Cohen F.E., Fletterich R., Prusiner S.B. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 899:1992;10940
22. Thompson A., White A.R., Mc Lean C., Masters C.L., Cappai R., Barrow C.J. J. Neuro Res. 62:2000;293
23. Brown D.R., Guantieri V., Grasso G., Impellizzeri G., Pappalardo G., Rizzarelli E. J. Inorg. Chem. 98:2004;133
24. Procacci P., Darden T., Marchi M. J. Phys. Chem. 100:1996;10464
25. Procacci P., Paci E., Darden T., Marchi M. J. Comp. Chem. 18:1997;1848
26. Marchi M., Procacci P. J. Chem. Phys. 109:1998;5194
27. P. Procacci, M. Marchi, in: Proceedings of the NATO-ASI School of Erice, 1998
28. Tuckermann M.E., Berne B.J., Martyna G.J. J. Chem. Phys. 97:1992;1990
29. Ciccottiand G., Ryckaert J.P. Comput. Phys. Rep. 4:1986;345
30. Nosé S. Mol. Phys. 52:1984;255